Смысл:
borrowed
borrowed[ʹbɒrəʋd]
a
<Í> 1. взятый взаймы; одолженный
2. чужой, присвоенный
he travelled under a borrowed name - он путешествовал под чужим именем
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1. [ʹbɒrəʋ] n
<Í> 1. шотл. юр. залог; поручительство
2. юр. уст. поручитель
3. ист. одалживание
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2. [ʹbɒrəʋ] v
<Í> 1. 1) занимать, брать на время; одалживать
to borrow heavily - влезать в долги
to borrow smth. of /from/ smb. - занимать что-л. у кого-л.
2) мат. занимать (при вычитании)
2. заимствовать
he borrowed my theory - он заимствовал мою теорию, он воспользовался моей теорией
3. ирон. красть
4. уст. выкупать
5. уст. поручиться (за кого-л.)
6. диал. давать взаймы
♢ to borrow trouble - напрашиваться на неприятности
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II
[ʹbɒrəʋ]
v мор.
<Í> заходить (о ветре)
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borrowed Идиома
something borrowed, something blue
two of the things required for a happy wedding and successful marriage The bride borrowed a blue garter, so she has something borrowed, something blue!
live on borrowed time
Idiom(s): live on borrowed time
Theme: DOOM
to live longer than circumstances warrant.
• John has a terminal disease, and he's living on borrowed time.
• This project is living on borrowed time. It is overdue for completion.
live on borrowed time|borrowed time|live|time
v. phr. To live or last longer than was expected. Ever since his operation, Harvey felt he was living on borrowed time. Mr. Brown was living on borrowed time because a year ago the doctors had told him he would only live six months.
on borrowed time, live
on borrowed time, live
Outlive reasonable expectations, as in Our twenty-year-old car is living on borrowed time, or The vet said our dog is living on borrowed time. This expression alludes to time borrowed from death. [Late 1800s]
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